Astrophotography Editing: The Night Sky Workflow

Join me for a two-hour online session on editing your astrophotography and nightscape images. I won the David Malin Award for astrophotography in 2018, and I'll take you through my editing workflow from raw file to finished image.

Using Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop, I'll go through:

• Raw file processing
• White balance and colour adjustments
• Exposure and contrast optimisation
• Sharpening and noise reduction
• Radial gradients, linear gradients, and brush adjustments

There's a short break at the halfway mark, and you'll get a recording afterwards. You don't need your own astro images to follow along.

Session Details

• Topic: Astrophotography Editing: The Night Sky Workflow
• Date: Thursday, 22nd October
• Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM AEDT
• Platform: Zoom (registration required via provided link)
• Cost: A$35 per person
• Spots available: 50
• Recording: A recording of the session will be provided to all participants after the event.
• Suitable for: All levels. Some familiarity with Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop helps, as I won't be covering the basics of the software.

Important: Zoom registration is required to attend this session. After booking through Sony Scene, you'll receive a separate email with the Zoom registration link. Please complete this registration to secure your spot.

If you'd like help with your own images, my one-on-one mentoring sessions are on my Sony Scene profile.

• Topics covered in this session:

  • Lightroom workflow: importing, organising and selecting your astrophotography images
  • White balance and colour adjustments for night sky colour
  • Exposure and contrast enhancement, with sharpening and noise reduction for low-light images
  • Localised adjustments using the Adjustment Brush, Radial Gradient and Linear Gradient filters
  • Photoshop techniques such as layer masking and curves

• A reliable internet connection
• Zoom software installed on your device
• Notebook and pen
• Optional: Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop if you want to follow along with the post-processing techniques
• Optional: your own nightscape and astrophotography images to work on as I go
• Any questions you have about editing night sky images